Predation on adult microhylid frogs Kaloula pulchra by two closely-related colubrid snakes is described, based observations of Oligodon formosanus in Hong Kong and one observation O. fasciolatus Thailand. In instances, was observed cutting open the abdomen this anuran species. case, it performed repeated rotations about its own longitudinal body axis (“death roll”) while head inserted into frog...

BACKGROUND Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) is associated with a poor prognosis. Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and HIPEC play an important role in well-selected patients with PC. The aim of the study is to present the differences in the intraoperative parameters in patients who received HIPEC in two different manners, open versus closed abdomen. PATIENTS AND METHODS The population includes 105 pa...

The first experience with diagnosis and treatment of open injuries to the abdomen in the specialized department of polytrauma is summarized. Surgical tactics stipulates early diagnosis of the possible injuries to the internal organs, and emergency operative intervention with the volume depending on the character of an injury, severity of the state of a patient.

the purpose of this study was to identify the anatomic structures of the abdominal region of cat throughcomputed tomography (ct) to be used by veterinary radiologists, clinicians and surgeons. the abdominalregion of four cats were scanned twice, with and without using contrast medium in a same position, usinghigh-resolution imaging protocol. slice intervals were 11 mm and were adjusted so that ...

introduction hemangioma is the most common benign tumor of the liver. most cases are asymptomatic and do not require treatment. a hemangioma can rarely be pedunculated; as a result, it may undergo torsion and infarction, which can make it symptomatic. case presentation we report the case of a 45-year-old woman with acute abdominal pain due to torsion of a giant pedunculated hepatic hemangioma a...